Champagne A. Margaine makes Villers-Marmery Champagne from Chardonnay, with Le Brut, Le Rosé and Special Club's lemony finish.
The producer
Champagne A. Margaine was founded in 1910 and works from Villers-Marmery, a Premier Cru village in the Montagne de Reims where Chardonnay forms an island among Pinot Noir plantings. The house holds 6.5 hectares and its wines include Le Brut, Le Rosé and Special Club. The Blanc de Blancs style is saline, incisive and iodized. Mathilde Margaine works with her father in all aspects of the domaine, from the vineyards to the winery.
Known for
Villers-Marmery Chardonnay Champagne
Notable facts
Champagne A. Margaine was founded in 1910.
The domaine has total vineyard holdings of 6.5 hectares.
Villers-Marmery is a Premier Cru village in the Montagne de Reims where Chardonnay forms an island among Pinot Noir plantings.
Mathilde Margaine works with her father in all aspects of the domaine, from the vineyards to the winery.
The story
Mathilde Returns in 2018
In 2018, Mathilde Margaine returned to the family domaine in Villers-Marmery after spending time in the Netherlands and Australia. She had completed a Master's in International Wine Trade at the Burgundy School of Business in Dijon. Mathilde is the fifth generation of the family and the first woman to oversee the Margaine estate. She now works with her father in all aspects of the domaine, from the vineyards to the winery. Her role spans the estate from vineyard to winery in Villers-Marmery today.
From the atlas
Champagne A. Margaine
Champagne A. Margaine works from Villers-Marmery in the Montagne de Reims, where Chardonnay forms an island in a Pinot Noir landscape.
At A Glance
Category
Detail
Home village
Villers-Marmery, a Premier Cru village in the Montagne de Reims
Vineyard holdings
6.5 hectares
Main grapes
Chardonnay and Pinot Noir
Named wines
Le Brut, Le Rosé and Special Club
House character
Blanc de Blancs with saline, incisive and iodized character
The Producer
Champagne A. Margaine was founded in 1910 and produces 5,800 cases annually. Mathilde Margaine works with her father in all aspects of the domaine, from the vineyards to the winery.
Place
Villers-Marmery is a Premier Cru village in the Montagne de Reims, a Champagne classification applied to villages rather than individual parcels. It is an island of Chardonnay in a sea of Pinot Noir, an unusual planting pattern in a part of Champagne where Pinot Noir typically dominates. Margaine's Chardonnay clone is specific to Villers-Marmery and cannot be found in other parts of Champagne. Its parcels average about 32 years old. Margaine also has a small parcel of Pinot Noir in Verzy.
Wines
The range includes Le Brut, Le Rosé and Special Club. Le Brut is 90% Chardonnay and 10% Pinot Noir. Le Rosé is 80% Chardonnay and 20% Pinot Noir. Special Club has a long, dynamic palate with prominent lemony acidity in the finish.
Final Word
Champagne A. Margaine combines a small Pinot Noir parcel in Verzy with Le Brut, Le Rosé and Special Club.